11–14 December 2005

Brisbane, Australia

Conference 6038
Room: Z-411
Monday-Wednesday 12-14 December 2005
Proceedings of SPIE Vol. #6038

Conference Chair: Derek Abbott, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia)

Monday 12 December

SESSION 1

Room: Z-411 Mon. 10.10 to 11.50

Quantum Optics

Chair: Derek Abbott, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia)

10.50: A quantum Q-switch for photonic bandgap cavities in the strong coupling regime, A. D. Greentree, S. D. Prawer, The Univ. of Melbourne (Australia); J. J. Salzman, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Israel) [6038-02]

11.10: End-to-end quantum key distribution without switching in the presence of high loss, V. Sharma, A. M. Lance, T. Symul, The Australian National Univ. (Australia); C. Weedbrook, T. C. Ralph, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia); W. P. Bowen, P. K. Lam, The Australian National Univ. (Australia) [6038-03]

11.30: Adiabatic information transfer to multiple recipients, A. D. Greentree, L. C. L. Hollenberg, The Univ. of Melbourne (Australia) [6038-04]

Lunch Break 11.50 to 13.00

SESSION 2

Room: Z-411 Mon. 13.00 to 14.30

Quantum Dots and Applications

Chair: Howard J. Carmichael, Univ. of Auckland (New Zealand)

13.00: Quantum dot optoelectronic devices grown by MOCVD (Invited Paper), H. H. Tan, K. Stewart, S. Mokkapati, S. Barik, G. Jolley, P. Kuffner, P. Lever, Q. Gao, L. Fu, M. Buda, J. Wong-Leung, Y. Kim, C. Jagadish, The Australian National Univ. (Australia) [6038-05]

13.30: A photonic quantum gate based on strong cavity coupling between nanocrystal quantum dots and ultra-high-Q silica microcavities, M. J. Fernee, H. H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia) [6038-06]

13.50: Long wavelength photoluminescence emission from InAs quantum dots embedded in GaAs matrix, S. Saravanan, P. O. Vaccaro, H. Shimizu, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (Japan) [6038-07]

14.10: Toward the fabrication of coupled quantum dot/fused silica microcavity devices for cavity QED, S. Cooper, M. Dalley, H. H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia) [6038-08]

SESSION 3

Room: Z-411 Mon. 14.30 to 16.00

Biophotonics

Chair: Samuel P. Mickan, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia)

14.30: T-ray spectroscopy of biomolecules: from chemical recognition toward biochip analysis -- horizons and hurdles (Invited Paper), B. M. Fischer, P. U. Jepsen, H. Helm, Albert-Ludwigs-Univ. Freiburg (Germany) [6038-09]

Afternoon Tea 15.00 to 15.20

15.20: Optical microrheology of biopolymers, S. J. W. Parkin, G. G. Knoener, T. A. Nieminen, N. R. Heckenberg, H. H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia) [6038-11]

15.40: Manipulation of crystals using optical tweezers, W. Singer, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia); U. J. Gibson, Dartmouth College (USA); T. A. Nieminen, N. R. Heckenberg, H. H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia) [6038-12]

SESSION 4

Room: Z-411 Mon. 16.00 to 16.40

Novel Photonic Devices and Applications

Chair: Tanya M. Monro, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia)

16.00: Polymeric waveguide sensors with Bragg gratings for in situ measurement of biomolecules, J. Lee, M. Oh, Pusan National Univ. (South Korea) [6038-13]

16.20: Laser micromachined and acid-etched Fabry-Perot cavities in silica fibres, G. F. Fernando, The Univ. of Birmingham (United Kingdom); R. V. Macharavem, R. A. Badcock, Cranfield Univ. (United Kingdom) [6038-15]

Tuesday 13 December

SESSION 5

Room: Z-411 Tues. 09.50 to 11.20

T-Ray Sources and Emitters

Chair: Adrian Dobroiu, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Romania)

09.50: Recent developments of quantum detectors in the terahertz range (Invited Paper), I. Hosako, N. Hiromoto, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (Japan); Y. Doi, The Univ. of Tokyo (Japan); M. A. Patrashin, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (Japan) [6038-16]

10.20: Terahertz surface plasmon resonance sensor with periodic metal apertures, F. Miyamaru, RIKEN (Japan); Y. Ogawa, Tohoku Univ. (Japan); S. Hayashi, RIKEN (Japan); E. Kato, Advantest Labs. (Japan); H. Yoshida, Tohoku Univ. (Japan); T. Otani, K. Kawase, RIKEN (Japan) [6038-17]

10.40: Terahertz emission from mercury cadmium telluride, R. A. Lewis, Univ. of Wollongong (Australia) [6038-18]

11.00: Terahertz-range quantum well photodetector, M. A. Patrashin, I. Hosako, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (Japan) [6038-19]

SESSION 6

Room: Z-411 Tues. 11.20 to 12.00

Diagnostics/Sensing

Chair: Bernd M. Fischer, Albert-Ludwigs-Univ. Freiburg (Germany)

11.20: Nanoscale 3D FIB-SEM tomography: a practical tool, E. L. Principe, Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc. (USA) [6038-20]

11.40: Cathodoluminescence as a method of extracting detailed information from nanophotonic systems: a study of silicon nanocrystals, B. Johansson, Univ. of Technology/Sydney (Australia) and Linkoeping Univ. (Sweden); A. Dowd, Univ. of Technology/Sydney (Australia); R. G. Elliman, The Australian National Univ. (Australia); M. Phillips, Univ. of Technology/Sydney (Australia) [6038-21]

Lunch Break 12.00 to 13.30

SESSION 7

Room: Z-411 Tues. 13.30 to 14.40

T-Ray Techniques and Applications

Chair: Tamath J. Rainsford, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia)

13.30: THz imaging applications (Invited Paper), A. Dobroiu, K. Kawase, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Japan); Y. Ogawa, Tohoku Univ. (Japan); C. Otani, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Japan) [6038-22]

14.00: Photoluminescence and terahertz signatures in semiconductors, M. Kira, S. W. Koch, Philipps-Univ. Marburg (Germany) [6038-23]

14.20: Simulation of terahertz radiation in stratified media, G. M. Png, S. P. Mickan, D. Abbott, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [6038-24]

SESSION 8

Room: Z-411 Tues. 14.40 to 17.20

Photonic Crystals/Lattices

Chair: Timothy J. Davis, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (Australia)

14.40: Nonlinear photonic crystals in chalcogenide films (Invited Paper), C. Grillet, D. J. Moss, The Univ. of Sydney (Australia); D. Freeman, B. Luther-Davies, The Australian National Univ. (Australia); L. C. Botten, Univ. of Technology/Sydney (Australia); B. J. Eggleton, The Univ. of Sydney (Australia) [6038-25]

Afternoon Tea 15.10 to 15.40

15.40: Engineering of the Fano resonance in photonic crystal waveguides, A. E. Miroshnichenko, Y. S. Kivshar, The Australian National Univ. (Australia) [6038-26]

16.00: Reduced symmetry gap solitons in square photonic lattices, R. Fischer, The Australian National Univ. (Australia); D. Träger, Westfälische Wilhelms-Univ. Münster (Germany); D. N. Neshev, A. A. Sukhorukov, The Australian National Univ. (Australia); C. Denz, Westfälische Wilhelms-Univ. Münster (Germany); W. Krolikowski, Y. S. Kivshar, The Australian National Univ. (Australia) [6038-27]

16.20: Surface modes and Tamm states in photonic crystals, S. K. Morrison, Y. S. Kivshar, The Australian National Univ. (Australia) [6038-28]

16.40: Linear and nonlinear wave transport in quasi-periodic photonic structures, A. A. Sukhorukov, The Australian National Univ. (Australia) [6038-29]

17.00: Pulsed laser second harmonic generation and thermal dephasing in periodically poled crystals, O. A. Louchev, N. E. Yu, S. Kurimura, K. Kitamura, National Institute for Materials Science (Japan) [6038-30]

SESSION 9

Room: Z-411 Tues. 17.20 to 18.00

RF/Photonics

Chair: Thas A. Nirmalathas, The Univ. of Melbourne (Australia)

17.20: Reconfigurable photonic RF filter based on opto-VLSI processing, R. Zheng, K. Alameh, Z. Wang, Edith Cowan Univ. (Australia) [6038-31]

17.40: Dynamic optical comb filter using opto-VLSI processing, Z. Wang, K. Alameh, R. Zheng, Edith Cowan Univ. (Australia) [6038-33]

Posters -Tuesday

Room: S-Block, S405A & S-0406 17.00 to 18.30

Poster authors can begin to post their papers at 8.00 on the scheduled day of presentation. Poster must be posted by 16.00. Each poster presenter is provided a space (1.1 m x 1.2 m) in which to display a summary of the paper. Authors must remain in the vicinity of the poster board during the poster session to answer the questions of attendees. Please remove your posters after the session; remaining posters will be discarded.

• Mathematical simulation of fiber optic ring resonator for optical add/drop multiplexing, P. P. Yupapin, P. Saeung, W. Kunnam, W. Techitdeera, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (Thailand) [6038-53]
• Wavefront correction utilizing liquid crystal spatial light modulator in adaptive optics, X. Yu, Z. Wang, X. Zhang, Beijing Institute of Technology (China) [6038-56]
• Small displacement measurement based on surface plasma resonance and heterodyne interferometry, M. Chiu, B. Shih, C. Shih, L. Kao, National Formosa Univ. (Taiwan) [6038-57]
• The low-temperature co-fired ceramics materials for RF and microwave components, S. R. Murthy, Osmania Univ. (India) [6038-60]
• Microwave hydrothermal synthesis and chareterization of nanosize NiCuZn ferrites, S. R. Murthy, Osmania Univ. (India) [6038-61]
• Characteristics and preparation of nanometer-sized Sb-doped SnO2/SiO2 optical gas-sensing thin films, Z. Gu, Shanghai Univ. of Science and Technology (China) [6038-62]
• Experimental study of left-handed materials at microwave and terahertz frequencies, C. Gu, Institute of Physics (China) [6038-63]
• T-ray relevant frequencies for osteosarcoma classification, W. Withayachumnankul, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (Thailand) and The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia); B. Ferguson, T. J. Rainsford, S. P. Mickan, D. Abbott, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [6038-64]
• Ab initio molecular orbital theory: a tool for THz spectroscopic investigation, I. Jones, T. J. Rainsford, D. Abbott, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [6038-65]
• Electronic state and down-conversion effect of Y-doped ZnO, D. Lee, W. Lee, J. Song, H. Kim, B. Koo, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (South Korea) [6038-66]
• All optical switching in cubic quintic nonlinear media, S. Jana, S. Konar, Birla Institute of Technology & Science (India) [6038-67]
• Performance analysis of optically amplified 10-Gb/s WDM FDDI network, M. Aljada, K. Alameh, Edith Cowan Univ. (Australia); K. Al-Begain, Univ. of Glamorgan (United Kingdom) [6038-68]
• Organic quantum well light emitting diodes, J. C. Chan, A. W. Lu, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia); C. H. Cheung, A. M. C. Ng, A. B. Djurisic, The Univ. of Hong Kong (Hong Kong China); A. D. Rakic, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia) [6038-69]
• A compact fiber optic scanner using electromagnetic actuation, H. P. Hu, K. D. Le, J. Chiao, The Univ. of Texas at Arlington (USA) [6038-70]
• Displacement and distance measurement using the change in junction voltage across a laser diode due to the self-mixing effect, Y. L. Lim, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia); P. Rio, Univ. Paris-Sud 11 (France); J. R. Tucker, A. D. Rakic, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia) [6038-72]
• Novel array geometries for free-space optical interconnects with improved signal-to-noise ratio, F. F. Tsai, C. J. O'Brien, N. S. Petrovic, A. D. Rakic, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia) [6038-73]
• Polymeric electro-optical channel waveguide fabricated by lithography and wet chemical etching, K. D. Le, P. Zhang, H. P. Hu, J. Chiao, The Univ. of Texas at Arlington (USA) [6038-76]
• Modeling of 3D structures created by microexplosions, A. F. Matthews, The Australian National Univ. (Australia); G. Zhou, M. Gu, Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia); Y. S. Kivshar, The Australian National Univ. (Australia) [6038-77]
• Tunable positive and negative refraction in one-dimensional photonic crystals, C. R. Rosberg, D. N. Neshev, A. A. Sukhorukov, W. Krolikowski, Y. S. Kivshar, The Australian National Univ. (Australia) [6038-78]
• Spray-coated CNT counter electrodes for DSSCs, W. Lee, D. Lee, J. Song, B. Min, I. Kim, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (South Korea) [6038-79]
• Carrier collectors for dye-sensitized solar cells, W. Lee, D. Lee, J. Song, B. Min, S. Jeong, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (South Korea) [6038-80]
• Solitons in optically induced nonlinear lattices, A. A. Sukhorukov, Y. S. Kivshar, The Australian National Univ. (Australia) [6038-81]
• Compact 1x2 MEMS optical switches with low-actuation voltage, H. Hsieh, G. J. Su, National Taiwan Univ. (Taiwan) [6038-83]
• 3D photonic crystal structures formed by multiple exposures of two-beam interference patterns, E. Li, Univ. of Wollongong (Australia) [6038-84]
• Binary steering of strongly localized solitons in modulated optically induced photonic lattices, I. L. Garanovich, The Australian National Univ. (Australia) and CUDOS (Australia); A. A. Sukhorukov, Y. S. Kivshar, The Australian National Univ. (Australia) [6038-85]
• WDM feeder networks for broadband wireless access networks, T. A. Nirmalathas, The Univ. of Melbourne (Australia) [6038-86]
• Line-width analysis for static exposure by laser interferometric lithography technique, C. Chien, National Central Univ. (Taiwan) [6038-87]
• Self-assembly micro-optical filter, P. Zhang, K. D. Le, S. M. N. Rao, L. Hsu, J. Chiao, The Univ. of Texas at Arlington (USA) [6038-89]
• Refractive index and thermo-optic co-efficient of composite polymers at 1.55 µm, D. I. Johnson, G. E. Town, Macquarie Univ. (Australia) [6038-90]
• High-speed microphotonic optical header recognition, M. Aljada, K. Alameh, A. Osseiran, Edith Cowan Univ. (Australia) [6038-92]
• Development of B-field and E-field sensors based on coupled devices with nonlinear hysteretic behaviors, S. Baglio, N. Savalli, B. Ando, V. Sacco, Univ. di Catania (Italy); A. R. Bulsara, V. In, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (USA) [6038-93]
• Design and optimization for organic microcavity OLEDs, J. C. Chan, A. W. Lu, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia); C. H. Cheung, A. M. C. Ng, A. B. Djurisic, The Univ. of Hong Kong (Hong Kong China); Y. T. Yeow, A. D. Rakic, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia) [6038-94]
• D-type SPR fiber sensor by uses of phase and intensity measurements, M. Chiu, National Formosa Univ. (Taiwan); S. Wang, Ching Yun Univ. (Taiwan) [6038-95]
• Self-organization of polymers into micrometer-sized aggregates for micro-optics and microluminescent devices, O. Karthaus, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology (Japan) [6038-96]
• Cylindric resonators with coaxial Bragg reflectors, R. Schmidt-Grund, T. Tobias Gühne, H. Hochmuth, A. Rahm, J. Lenzner, M. Grundmann, Univ. Leipzig (Germany) [6038-99]

Wednesday 14 December

SESSION 10

Room: Z-411 Wed. 09.50 to 10.40

Fibers

Chair: Iwao Hosako, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (Japan)

09.50: New opportunities with non-silica microstructured fibres (Invited Paper), T. M. Monro, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [6038-34]

10.20: Improved PON architectures to support LAN emulation and protection, E. Wong, N. Nadarajah, The Univ. of Melbourne (Australia); C. Chae, Korea Telecom (South Korea); T. A. Nirmalathas, The Univ. of Melbourne (Australia) [6038-35]

SESSION 11

Room: Z-411 Wed. 10.40 to 11.50

Nanostructures/Metamaterials

Chair: Timothy J. Davis, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (Australia)

10.40: Frequency domain modeling of nanophotonic devices (Invited Paper), G. Veronis, S. Fan, Stanford Univ. (USA) [6038-36]

11.10: Modeling and fabrication of tuned circuits for optical metamaterials, T. J. Davis, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (Australia) [6038-37]

11.30: Absolute photonic bandgap in one-dimensional negative-index periodic structures, I. Shadrivov, A. A. Sukhorukov, Y. S. Kivshar, The Australian National Univ. (Australia) [6038-39]

Lunch Break 11.50 to 13.30

SESSION 12

Room: Z-411 Wed. 13.30 to 14.50

Optical Actuation and Optofluidics

Chair: Halina H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia)

13.30: Two-photon polymerization process for optically driven micromachines, G. G. Knoener, J. Higuet, S. J. W. Parkin, T. A. Nieminen, N. R. Heckenberg, H. H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia) [6038-40]

13.50: Polarized-light optical actuation in chalcogenide glasses, P. Krecmer, Dublin City Univ. (Ireland) [6038-41]

14.10: Application of optical trapping to optofluidics, P. Domachuk, M. Cronin-Golomb, B. J. Eggleton, The Univ. of Sydney (Australia) and CUDOS (Australia); S. Mutzenich, G. Rosengarten, A. Mitchell, RMIT Univ. (Australia) [6038-42]

14.30: Optically driven micromachines: progress and prospects, T. A. Nieminen, J. Higuet, G. G. Knoener, V. Loke, S. J. W. Parkin, W. Singer, N. R. Heckenberg, H. H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia) [6038-43]

SESSION 13

Room: Z-411 Wed. 14.50 to 17.40

Micro/Nanophotonics

Chair: Shanhui Fan, Stanford Univ. (USA)

14.50: Micro/nanoscale interconnection and integration of miniaturized photonic wires and devices for optical printed circuit board (Invited Paper), E. Lee, Inha Univ. (South Korea) [6038-44]

Afternoon Tea 15.20 to 15.40

15.40: Photonics of colloidal silicon nanocrystals, J. H. Warner, R. D. Tilley, Victoria Univ. of Wellington (New Zealand) [6038-45]

16.00: Dispersion properties of infinite chains formed by metal nanoparticles, P. A. Belov, Queen Mary Univ. of London (United Kingdom); C. R. Simovsky, St. Petersburg State Univ. of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (Russia) [6038-46]

16.20: Optical properties and applications to production of plasmonic thin film nanostructures of self-ordered columnar alumina arrays on glass, G. B. Smith, A. I. Maaroof, A. Gentle, M. B. Cortie, Univ. of Technology/Sydney (Australia) [6038-47]

16.40: Fabrication of ultrahigh precision optics by selective deposition through a multiple aperture mask, J. W. Arkwright, D. I. Farrant, E. Puhanic, W. Stuart, J. A. Seckold, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (Australia) [6038-48]

17.00: Lead sulfide nanocrystals toward high-efficiency organic photovoltaics, P. Schwenn, A. A. R. Watt, P. Meredith, H. H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, The Univ. of Queensland (Australia) [6038-49]

17.20: Micro-optic lenses fabrication and applications, Y. Li, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (China) [6038-50]

The University of Adelaide (Australia)

Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Adelaide (Australia)